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Aug. 17 1926. 1,596,364

q. MATTHYSSEN REST Fil ed March 12 924 Patented Aug. 17, 1926. r

PATENT orr es.

stones MATTHYSSEN, or inennwoon,,camronma, ASSIGNQR or ONE-HALF ToCHARLES orrnson, or osAivenLns, CALIFORNIA.

. REST.

Application filed March 12, 1924. Serial No. 698,767.

This invention has to do with a-res t particularly useful-as a headrest, and it is an object of the invention to provide a simple,effective and convenient rest of the character herein set forth.

h Eypresent invention provides a support or rest, particularlyuseful ashead rest, to be used by a person while reclining, while working underautomobile, or in a lilre situation, etc. C An object of my inventionis. to provide a rest which is effective, convenient and cornfortable.

'rlnother object of my invention is to provide a rest which iscollapsible into small, convenient and compact form so that it can beeasily and conveniently handled and transported. I

Another. object of my invention is to provide a collapsible rest: whichis simple and inexpensive of construction, and which is particularlysimple and convenient to operate. I I The variousobjects and featuresof, my invention will be best and more fully understood fromthefollowing detaileddescription of a typical preferred form of myinvention, throughout which description reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Fig. 11s a perspective view showing therest collapsed or folded;

, Fig. 2 is a front elevation of the rest showing it in operativeposition;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detailed sectional view of a portion of the rest,showing the parts in the position in which they are illustrated in Fig.2;

Fig. l is a view taken as indicated by the line on Fig. 2; and,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectional view of the rest,showing itin collapsed position.

The rest provided by my present inven-,

tion includes, generally, a base 10, a head supporting part or rest 11,supports 12 and 13, by which the rest is supported from the base, andbraces l l for the supports.

The base includes a bottom 15, ends 16 which extend or turn upwardly attne ends of the bottom, and sides or flanges 17 which extend upwardlyfrom the side or longitudinal edges of the bottom. The ends arepreferably curved or rounded off, in a manner such as I have illustratedin the draw- ;tween and connects the legs 25. v25 are spaced apart sothat they will slidably fit between the flanges 17 of the base, and havetheir lower ends arranged between and pivotally connected to theflanges, by

ings. The base is preferably formed of a single piece of sheet metal sothat it is without joints or seams. v

The supports 12 and 1 3 are connected to opposite ends of the base, andare; adapted to extend upwardly from the base and somewhat outwardlyaway from eachother, as

illustrated in the drawings.

The rest 11 has itsends connected to the upper end portions of thesupports sot-hat it enter ls or is supported betweenthe upper portionsof the supports. The rest is preferablyv formed of flexible material forinstance, fabric, and is shaped and proportioned to suit the particularuse to which the 1 device is to be put. I

The support 12 includes two spacedlegs 20, connected by a panel21. Thelegs '20 are spaced apart by the panel so that they Will slidably fitbetween the flanges 17 of the base. The lower ends of the legsextendbetween. the flanges 17, andarepivotally connected-to the flangesatpoints near the end of the base and close to the bottom or lower edgesof the flanges. The legs may be connected with the flanges by pivot pins22,

having their ends'riveted over so that they will remain in place. Thepanel 21, which preferably extends between the outer edges of the. legs,may be integral with the legs, and may be provided with an opening 23for the purpose of reducing its weight. 1'.

rod 2 1- extends between the upper end portions of the legs to carry theend of the rest 11. .The rod is preferably screw threaded to the legs sothat it is detachable to allow for removal of the rest. p

The support 13 is similar in construction to the support 12, andincludes two spaced legs 25 and a panel 26 which extends be The legsnected near the outer edges of the flanges,

as illustrated in Figs. 2 and 5- of the drawings. The panel 26 hasinwardly turned or rounded end parts 28, similar to the ends 16 of thebase. The panel 26 is shaped and proportioned so that it corresponds tothe base, and will, when folded in, fit between the outer edge portionsof the flanges to form a cover or closure for the base. A rod 30 extendsbetween the legs 25 at a J point opposite the rods 24; to carry theother end of the rest 11. The rod 30 is preferably screw threaded to thelegs 25 so that it is detachable to allow for removal of the rest.

The braces 14, which operate to hold the supports 12 and 13 in properposition, are folding braces, and when in position ex tend inwardly anddownwardly from the supports to the base. Each brace includes an upperpart A connected to the support, and a lower part B connected to theupper part B, and adated to engage the base. The upper part A includestwo flangelike members 31 connected by a panel 32. The upper ends of theparts 31 fit between and are pivotally conne cte d by pivot pins tothelegs'of the panel. The lower part B includes two flangelike parts 34connected bya panel 35. The upper ends of the parts '34: fit between andare pivotall-y connected by pivot pins 36 to the parts 31. The pivotpins 36 are located at points somewhat inward from the lower ends of theparts 31. The panels of the parts A and B are preferably provided withopenings 35 The lower end of the lower part is adapted to engage thebottom of the base, the base being provided. with a recess orindentation 37 to' receive the lower ends of the two braces. The pivotalconnection between the upper and lower parts of the brace allows thelower part to be folded upwardly in the direction indicated by the arrowD in Fig. 3, until it is within the upper part. The pivotal connectionofthe upper part to the support allows it to be swung or folded inwardlyas indicated by the arrow E in Fig. 3, until it is between the legs ofthe support. When the two parts of the brace are opened out and aremoved past or over center, as shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, theextreme outer or lower end of the upper part A engages the lower part toprevent further relative movement be tween the parts. When the bracesare opened out past center, and have their lower ends arranged inengagement with the base, in the manner illustrated in the drawings,they form rigid and effective bracesfor the supports and operate topositively' prevent inward movement of the sup ports upon pressure beingapplied to the rest 11.

When the device is in use the supports are extended and the bracesarra-ngedin place, as illustrated in Fig. 2 'of the drawings. When it"is desired to transport or store the device the braces are folded in byfolding the lower parts B into the upper parts A .and the upper parts Ainto the supports. The support 12 is folded into position between theflanges 17 as ill ustrated in Fig. 5, and the support 13 is then foldedin over the support 12 to the position illustrated in Fig. 5 When. thusfolded the panel part 26 of the support 13 forms a closure for the baseso that the entire device is contained within the base. A suitable catchdevice so may be provided for holding the support 13 in the foldedposition. l/Yhen the device is folded as just described, and as I haveillustrated in Figs. 1 and 5 of'the drawings, it is particularly neatand compact and is convenient to handle and carry. The costru-ction. ofthe device is light and strong so that the device is effective anddurable and is at the same. time light and "easy to handle.

aving described only a typical; preferred form of my invention I do notwish to limit'niyself to the specific details hereinpear to thoseskilled in the art or fall within the scope of the following claim:

Having described my invention, I 'claim': A device of the characterdescribed including a box like base having a bottom, ends, and sides,supports pivotally connected between the sides of the body'at oppositeends of the body one support being adapted to fold against the bottomand the other adaptedto fold over the one first mentioned and being inthe form'of a closure for the base, a flexible rest connected betweenthe outer parts of the supports, and braces for the supports eachbrace'ineluding, an upper part pivotally connected to the outer part ofthe support and adapted to fold against the support and a lower partpivotally connected to the upper part and adapted to fold up against theupper part.

In witness that I claim the foregoing I have hereunto subscribed my namethis 4th day of March, 1924.

GEORGE MATTH'Yss-EN.

above set forth but wish to reserve to myself any changes or variationsthat inay 'ap-t

